Leeds’ Grand Quarter has been named at risk by Historic England.
The charity says the area - the first to be developed beyond Leeds' medieval boundaries - looks "down-at-heel" due to heavy traffic and empty shops.
Leeds Grand Quarter is located to the north of the city centre at the northern end of Briggate.
It includes St John’s Church and Merrion Street Gardens along with New Briggate, Merrion Street and Cross Belgrave Street.
Buildings from successive centuries following the 1660s when it grew still remain today - including the Victorian Grand Theatre which is home to the national opera company Opera North.
The quarter has now been chosen as a High Street Heritage Action Zone - where Historic England funding will help .
More than £1 million has been secured by Leeds City Council from the Heritage Lottery Fund to revitalise the city's Grand Quarter and inject a new lease of life into the area.
Major repair works will be made to a number of historic buildings, while empty floor units will be opened for business once more. The energy efficiency of many of the historic buildings will be drastically improved and pedestrian access will also be a main priority.
The bulk of the work is expected to be focused on buildings between the junctions with Harrison Street and Merrion Street.
As Historic England announced its at Risk Register 2019 it revealed how Leeds' Potternewton Mansion had been saved after being transformed into a Sikh Gurdwara or temple.
The late-Georgian house was in a dilapidated state when it was bought by the Sikh community in 2006.
It was the first Gurdwara in Leeds to receive a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund in 2012.
This meant the badly leaking roof could be repaired and one of the rooms could be transformed into a space to display art made by the local community.
New cooking equipment was also bought for the Langar - which in Sikhism is the community kitchen in the Gurdwara where a free meal is served once a week to all visitors, regardless of their religion, gender, economic status or ethnicity.
More recent funding has seen historic outbuildings brought back into use with the aim to use them as a space to teach local children to learn to play traditional Sikh instruments.
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